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Pocatello, Idaho: Don Aslett Museum of Clean

Over 6,000 vacuums, dust busters, and rug beaters, collected by spic-and-span businessman Don Aslett, are part of his mission to spread the virtues of cleanliness.

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Don Aslett Museum of Clean

Wonderful and amusing exhibits. Very kid friendly. Allow at least an hour.

[Barbara, 03/24/2018]
Museum of Clean

Don Aslett and his brother, Larry, were both on hand to show us around the day we were there. The passion they both share with the creation and operation of the museum is amazing. Who knew people collect vacuum cleaners, washing machines and other tools used in everyday life? Kids love all the displays set up to wash windows, vacuum and sort clutter. Very well done displays about cleaning, de-cluttering and creating beautiful living spaces. Anyone looking for ideas on how to make their space livable needs to visit.

[Barb, 07/10/2014]

Clean a window.

Museum of Clean

The mission of this 75,000-square-foot, $6 million museum is to sell the idea and value of clean and to put clean into the minds of all who visit. When I walked in its founder, Don Aslett, started a tour that lasted two hours and kept me interested throughout!

The museum includes antique vacuum cleaners, carpet sweepers, brooms, washing machines, toilets, tubs, soaps and other cleaning products, a totem pole made from mop buckets, and much more. It has to be the most unique museum I've ever visited.

[Peter S. Tannen, 09/16/2013]

We've spoken with Don before, and he has a sincere love of clean and loathing of mess.

Cleaning robot.

Don Aslett Museum of Clean

This is the best Roadside America museum that I have ever been to. It takes up a few floors of a large eco-friendly building. There are still several floors available for the museum to grow, and that is a good thing, because they continuously receive new exhibits. In fact, when we were there, we got a personal tour from Don Aslett. At the end of the tour we had quite a pleasant surprise. There was a UPS shipment from Houston containing a trash compactor from a space shuttle. It was opened up right before our eyes.

[Dan Kaplan, 08/21/2012]
Idaho Polishes for World's Largest Cleaning Museum

For years, Pocatello, Idaho, has been known as a "The Gate City," because people pass through it on the way to somewhere more interesting. That reputation may be swept away in 2008, when businessman Don Aslett opens the world's largest Cleaning Museum....

[12/09/2007] Complete News Story

Don Aslett Museum of Clean

Don Aslett's Cleaning Center

Address:
711 S. 2nd Ave., Pocatello, ID
Directions:
Southwest side of town near the train tracks. On the west side of S. 2nd Ave. between E. Carter and E. Lovejoy Sts.
Hours:
T-Sa 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
208-236-6906
Admission:
Adults $6.
RA Rates:
Major Fun
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